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Van alle originele werken die Kennett Watkins heeft nagelaten, is Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River (1881) het bekendst, in de collectie van het Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. Direct daarna volgen Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769 (1890) en The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest (1885). Onze catalogus bevat 6 werken van Kennett Watkins; de galerie heeft de 6 meest bewonderde werken ter wereld bewaard, elk voorzien van de datum, het museum en het verhaal erachter.
Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River is an oil on canvas painted by Kennett Watkins. Created about 1881, the work originates from a period when Watkins was establishing himself as a significant figure in the New Zealand art scene. The artist, born in Ooty, India, in 1847, brought a diverse international perspective to his depictions of the local landscape following studies in Switzerland and France.
In this 1890 oil on cardboard, we find ourselves observing a quiet, heavy moment of contact within the Bay of Islands. The scene captures the encounter between Captain Cook’s crew and the Māori people on the 29th of November, 1769. The composition draws the eye toward a central exchange, where an indigenous man and a European officer meet amidst a coastal landscape. There is a palpable tension in the air,…
A phantom canoe was sighted on Lake Tarawera just days before the eruption of Mount Tarawera in June 1886. The Māori guides and tourists who witnessed it told of a waka ‘being vigorously paddled’ towards the mountain. Hailed by the guides, the crew gave no response and then vanished. The apparition was seen as a sign of imminent death and disaster.Kennett Watkins’s interpretation, two years after the event, dramatically enriches…
De vier onderwerpen die het meest voorkomen in deze originelen, elk met zijn mooiste voorbeeld.
De 2 musea met de meeste schilderijen op deze pagina.
| Museum | Stad | Werken van Kennett Watkins | Schilderijen uit deze lijst |
|---|---|---|---|
 Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki |
Auckland | 5 | Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769, The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest, Departure of the six canoes from Raratonga for New Zealand |
 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |
Wellington | 1 | Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River |
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Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River is an oil on canvas painted by Kennett Watkins. Created about 1881, the work originates from a period when Watkins was establishing himself as a significant figure in the New Zealand art scene. The artist, born in Ooty, India, in 1847, brought a diverse international perspective to his depictions of the local landscape following studies in Switzerland and France.
In this 1890 oil on cardboard, we find ourselves observing a quiet, heavy moment of contact within the Bay of Islands. The scene captures the encounter between Captain Cook’s crew and the Māori people on the 29th of November, 1769. The composition draws the eye toward a central exchange, where an indigenous man and a European officer meet amidst a coastal landscape. There is a palpable tension in the air,…
Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River (1881), Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769 (1890) en The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest (1885) volgen.
34 jaar oud: Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River dateert uit 1881, en Kennett Watkins werd geboren in 1847.
Onze catalogus bevat 6 werken van Kennett Watkins, daterend van 1881 tot 1912.
Voornamelijk in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (Auckland) en Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington). De bovenstaande museumtabel bevat een volledig overzicht.
In 1880s: 3 van de 6 werken op deze pagina werden toen gemaakt, waaronder Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River.
Op deze pagina is het vroegste Early Spring; or, A Narrow of the Waikato River (1881) en het laatste The Legend of the Voyage to New Zealand (1912).
Oil On Canvas, voor 2 van de 6 werken op deze pagina.
Arrival of Captain Cook; An incident in the Bay of Islands, 29 November 1769, The Haunt of the Moa, a scene in Puriri Forest en Departure of the six canoes from Raratonga for New Zealand: het Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland herbergt 5 van de werken op deze pagina.
